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a·li·en
(ā′lē-ən, āl′yən)adj.
1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents.
2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign.
3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament.
n. Law
1. An unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. Also called noncitizen.
2. A person from another and very different family, people, or place.
3. A person who is not included in a group; an outsider.
4. A creature from outer space: science fiction about an invasion of aliens.
5. Ecology An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native.
tr.v. a·li·ened, a·li·en·ing, a·li·ens Law
To transfer (property) to another; alienate.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aliēnus, from alius, other; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
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alien
(ˈeɪljən; ˈeɪlɪən)n
1. (Law) a person owing allegiance to a country other than that in which he lives; foreigner
2. any being or thing foreign to the environment in which it now exists
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in science fiction) a being from another world, sometimes specifically an extraterrestrial
adj
4. unnaturalized; foreign
5. having foreign allegiance: alien territory.
6. unfamiliar; strange: an alien quality in a work of art.
7. (and foll by: to) repugnant or opposed (to): war is alien to his philosophy.
8. (in science fiction) of or from another world
vb
(Law) (tr) rare to transfer (property, etc) to another
[C14: from Latin aliēnus foreign, from alius other]
alienage n
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al•ien
(ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən)n.
1. a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and who owes allegiance to another country.
2. a foreigner.
3. a person who has been estranged or excluded.
4. an extraterrestrial.
adj. 5. owing allegiance to another country.
6. belonging or relating to aliens.
7. unlike one's own; strange.
8. opposed; hostile (usu. fol. by to or from): ideas alien to modern thinking.
9. extraterrestrial.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin aliēnus]
syn: See stranger.
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a·li·en
(ā′lē-ən) Ecology
Introduced to a region deliberately or accidentally by humans. Starlings, horses, and dandelions are species that are alien to North America but that have become widely naturalized throughout the continent. Compare endemic, indigenous.
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alien
Past participle: aliened
Gerund: aliening
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| Noun | 1. |  alien - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your countryau pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework importee, import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" metic - an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city |
| 2. |  alien - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are foundinterloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | |
| 3. |  alien - a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmospherehypothetical creature - a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist | |
| Verb | 1. |  alien - transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| 2. |  alien - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" drift apart, drift away - lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" wean - detach the affections of | |
| Adj. | 1. | alien - not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
| 2. |  alien - being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" |
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alien
adjective
1. foreign, outside, strange, imported, overseas, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, not native, not naturalized They were afraid of the presence of alien troops in the region.
2. strange, new, foreign, novel, remote, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, estranged, outlandish, untried, unexplored His work offers an insight into an alien culture
strange like, similar, related, allied, connected, parallel, alike, corresponding, affiliated, akin, analogous, kindred, cognate
strange like, similar, related, allied, connected, parallel, alike, corresponding, affiliated, akin, analogous, kindred, cognate
3. extraterrestrial, otherworldly He wants to rule out the existence of alien beings.
noun
1. foreigner, incomer, immigrant, stranger, outsider, newcomer, asylum seeker, outlander The woman had hired an illegal alien for child care.
foreigner national, resident, citizen, inhabitant, countryman, dweller
foreigner national, resident, citizen, inhabitant, countryman, dweller
2. extraterrestrial, visitor, ET, little green man (informal) His sister was abducted by aliens.
alien to unfamiliar to, opposed to, contrary to, separated from, conflicting with, incompatible with, inappropriate to, repugnant to, adverse to Such an attitude is alien to most businessmen.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
alien
adjective1. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world:
Archaic: outlandish.
2. Not part of the essential nature of a thing:
verb
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Translations
أَجْنَبيّغَرِيب، أجْنَبِيمَخْلُوق غَرِيب
cizinecmimozemšťanvetřeleccizí
fremmedrumvæsenudenlandsk
fremda
ulkomaalainenvierasvierasmaalainenmuukalainen
imigrant
földön kívüli lényföldönkívüliidegen
erlendurútlendingur
外国人
외국인
ateivisatstūmimasatstumtisvetimassvetimšalis
ārzemju-ārzemniekscitplanetietissvešs
mimozemšťan
tujtujec
främling
คนต่างด้าว
người nước ngoài
alien
[ˈeɪlɪən]A. ADJ
1. (= foreign) → extranjero
B. N
1. (= foreigner) → extranjero/a m/f
2. (= extraterrestrial) → alienígena mf, extraterrestre mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
alien
[ˈeɪliən] n
(from abroad) → étranger/ère m/f illegal alien
(from outer space) → extraterrestre mf
adj
(= foreign) → étranger/ère
(= from outer space) [being, spaceship] → extraterrestre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
alien
n (esp Pol) → Ausländer(in) m(f); (Sci-Fi) → außerirdisches Wesen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
alien
[ˈeɪlɪən]1. adj (very different) alien to → estraneo/a (a), alieno/a (da); (of foreign country) → straniero/a, forestiero/a
2. n (foreigner) → straniero/a, forestiero/a; (extra-terrestrial) → extraterrestre m/f, alieno/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
alien
(ˈeiliən) adjective foreign. alien customs.
noun1. a foreigner. Aliens are not welcome there.
2. a creature from another planet. aliens from outer space; He claims that he was abducted by aliens.
ˈalienate (-neit) verb to make someone feel unfriendly to one. He alienated his wife by his cruelty to her.
ˌalieˈnation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
alien
→ أَجْنَبيّ cizinec fremmed Ausländer αλλοδαπός extranjero ulkomaalainen étranger imigrant straniero 外国人 외국인 vreemdeling utlending cudzoziemiec estrangeiro иммигрант främling คนต่างด้าว yabancı người nước ngoài 外侨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
alien
a. incompatible; extranjero-a, forastero-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012